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    the years of 1600-1754‚ three distinct regions were formed in the new world. The three main English settlement areas were categorized into the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern group of colonies and all had major differences and events that led to their own identity. Many people moved to these new colonies to start a new life‚ try to make a large profit‚ or even to escape religious restrictions. These three areas provided a new place for people or families to start over and control their own futures

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    Despite New England and Chesapeake regions both having similar English settlers‚ these two colonial areas developed vastly unique identities because of politics‚ economics‚ and the reasons for settling.The Chesapeake region includes the colonies of Virginia and Maryland where the New England colonies were New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. One of the main differences between the two regions was the reasonings behind the settlements which was the causation of

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     religion also influenced the British colonies during the 1600s.The New England  colonies were initially founded to be a safe haven for the Puritan religion‚ while the middle  colonies and southern colonies were founded for trade and profit. Once founded‚ the British  colonies began producing different goods based on their geography. Each region depended  on each other and Great Britain for certain goods they could not provide for themselves.  The reason for settlement in the New England colonies was religious freedom. The

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    to seventeen hundred‚ most of the settlers inhabiting the land happened to be of English origin. Although‚ they came from the same whereabouts‚ the two poles of the colonies‚ north and south‚ developed two distinct societies. For example‚ in the New England area the settlers developed an egalitarian‚ unified‚ and organized atmosphere‚ while in the Chesapeake region residents created an aristocratic‚ unloyal‚ and scattered environment. But‚ if they are of the same origin‚ how did they develop such divergent

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    Intro to Fiction Dr. Fraustino October 7‚ 2013 “A New England Nun” They say love triumphs all yet often times this statement is disproved. For some people there are certain aspects in life greater than love such as a sense of independence. In the short story “A New England Nun” by Mary Wilkins Freeman the main character Louisa Ellis is a prime example of this statement. While her fiancée Joe is absent for fourteen years in Australia trying to make a fortune Louisa falls

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    In New England colonies‚ slaves were not needed as much as the other colonies‚ specifically the southern colonies because there was no labor for slaves to do because of the lack of good farming areas. Due to the cold‚ long‚ and harsh winters‚ farming in the New England colonies was a challenge and the growing season was very short. The soil was also rocky as well‚ so the farmers had to talk all the rocks out before planting. Due to these conditions they only farmed enough for their family‚ themselves

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    News of the first execution to occur in New Holland has come back‚ apparently having taken place on the 27th of February last year. The convict Thomas Barrett of the ship Charlotte was hung for his crimes having stolen butter‚ peas and pork from the government stores. While it seems to be a severe punishment‚ reports from the colonies say that many convicts are malnourished‚ as they are having difficulties planting crops‚ meaning the food supplies are some of their most valuable possessions. As well

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    Anjali Bhakta APUSH New England & Chesapeake Region Behrend. 2nd hour July 31‚ 2012 New England and the Chesapeake Bay had both evolved into two distinct societies because of their physical and religious differences. Both of these areas had started off equally (population wise‚ etc.)‚ everyone had equal rights and settling in many different areas of the region. New England started to look towards religious ways to live‚ while people in the Chesapeake Region started to reply on money and crops

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    NOTES I. Freehold Society in New England Farm Families: Women and the Rural Household Economy • Puritan commitment to independence did not include women • A wife’s duty was to “love and reverence” her husband • The courts prosecuted many women and few men for having sexual intercourse outside of marriage (fornication) • Daughters usually received livestock or household goods‚ while brothers were given land • Women assumed the role of dutiful helpmates to their husbands • Bearing and rearing

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    Middle Colonies enjoyed fertile soil vastly different from the nearby New England Colonies‚ which contained more rocky soil. Pennsylvania became a leading exporter of wheat‚ corn‚ rye‚ hemp‚ and flax‚ making it the leading food producer in the colonies‚ and later states‚ between the years of 1725 and 1840. Broad navigable rivers of relaxed current like the Susquehanna River‚ the Delaware River‚ and the Hudson River attracted diverse business. Fur trappers moved along these rivers‚ and there was enough

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